Helen’s Hellenic Holiday

Loved Athens!  It’s such a relaxed, laid-back city.  So sunny.  And the green hill of the Acropolis is bang smack in the middle of it all, visible from pretty much everywhere in the modern-day city built around its base.

I’ll always remember:

• Shared food - a Greek tradition.
• Watching the sunset from the top of Lycabettus Hill , whilst the priests inside the church intoned the Easter liturgy.
• Three small sisters dressed in identical beige trench coats - oh so stylish.  We kept bumping into them all over the place.
• Paddling in the clear waters of the Aegean.
• The palpable tranquillity of the wildflower-strewn gardens surrounding the Agora.
• Walking on marble….as commonplace as concrete paving slabs.
• Graffiti - ancient and modern.
• The strange, bird-like, tai chi-esque movements of the changing guard outside the Parliament building.
• The sights and sounds of the lamb market on Good Friday.
• Freshly-squeezed orange juice, as plentiful as water.
• Deep red hard-boiled eggs decorating Easter bread; and sweet Easter biscuits.
• The ubiquitous stray dogs - it was like being back in Delhi.
• Whiling away the hours in street cafes to the sound of Greek music.

Comments

[Rhiannon]

Oh- to be in Greece over Easter has been on my wish list for too long. Though I'd choose the little island where my sister in law lives. ( Would be in trouble otherwise ! ) Loved reading your list of highlights.

[Tracy]

Delicious...and sublime...*swoon*... Those S-shaped breads are like ones we have here in Norway around Christmas time. :o) Happy Day, Helen ((HUGS))

[Kate Godin]

Wow. Seriously. The photos, and your recollections, are sublime.